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Karl,

Thanks for the reply. I have 7 band that are deaf because they have no ears.

If you have loose ears I am interested and know there is no rush. Have a great day.

I am looking for several, as many as 7, detachable Transmission Band Ears, part #3414C, for 1926-27 Model Ts that have two (2) long rectangular slots to attach to the bands. These are different from the early round hole ears. Please let me know how many you have, the cost, and how I can get you paid...

Thanks for all the responses so far. I checked two locking steering columns, not a broad sample, and these keys do not fit. The mystery continues!!

Assistance is needed to document what the key pictured below is used for, when it was introduced and who made it, if it was produced by an outside vendor. Thank you in advance for any information and have a great day.

Ron,

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, skill and abilities with all of us in the hobby.

Dom

The three rear window panel was used 1917 - 1922. The coil box appears to have the aftermarket Yale key lock that was patented in January 1912.

brass-american-lafrance-fire-gun-model-o-extinguisher_1_4a9a18b430654b87fae24839d3db7b52.jpg Pictured above is an Antique Brass Fire Gun No.0 Carbon Tetrachloride Fire Extinguisher made by American – LaFrance of Elmira New York. This is a one-quart size extinguisher made of solid brass with metal w...

Tim,

What is the cast letter or number on the 1 5/16" intake manifold if it has one on it? I too have several buried in my shop.

Thanks,

Dom

Steve,

Great topic to encourage the exchange of ideas and experiences. My suggestions are small parts, a cell phone and a AAA card.

Hopefully the flood gate of inspiration will aid hobbyists.

Dom

See Frank's post below for link to see entire video. Thanks Frank!!

Today, I repackaged the front wheel bearings on my 1919 Roadster Pickup for this season. After reassembling everything, I grabbed a 11/16 socket to check the hub bolt nuts. Most of the nuts just needed a slight nudge but on two different wheels one hub bolt needed half a turn to tighten it. Please c...

I know many intake manifolds are iron and marked with the Ford name, some are aluminum but how do you tell the difference between a standard intake manifold and a high-volume manifold?

Thanks in advance,

Dom

Al,

FYI, I have a Model T engine with a 25S cast date that has no serial number on the boss but does have the Ford Script and USA that is halfway on the boss and covered by the water outlet. (See photos below)

Too bad that oak tree isn't a hickory tree. It would have been a source for many spokes!!!

Bob,

Two (2) MTFCA Board Members are from Tennessee. George Akin and Ricky Williams have contact information in the inside cover of the Vintage Ford Magazine. If you reach out to them, they can let you know who may be geographically near.

Best of luck,

Dom

Ignacio, Thank you for posting this amazing video. I was so interested I watched it twice. During the second viewing I noticed several cars passing by then turning to the left only to see them reappear several times later. INTERESTING!!! I guess the cooperation among all vehicle and cart drivers as ...

FYI, Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west-central France.

While I am not a metallurgist and do not play one on TV, :-) a commonsense approach is wise. Heat and water are the chief enemies of metal. I would attempt to clean up slightly rusted bolts, nuts and washers. Heavily rusted fasteners may need replacement. In the past I have cleaned up lock washer, t...

It looks as if it was shaken not stirred.

Mark,

Unlike Colorado, Tennessee is a hand-free state and my 1907 Western Electric Wall Phone is too large to transport. Do you have any period correct suggestions?

Thanks for sharing,

Dom

Bill,

Back in January, I went to Auto Zone and purchased tube bending pliers for $10.99. They worked great for my project.

Best of luck,

Dom

FYI, I called and spoke with the auction company representative this morning after looking through their website. The first auction contains mainly modern tools. I didn't see any Model T parts pictured. Feel free to check it out yourself. He indicated because there is so much stuff to go through tha...

Richard, As you can see this forum is a great resource. The Model T while nice is just the reason to share an interesting item with very nice people. Whether in the hobby or just out on the road. I drove the Mayor of the Scottish Borders back to his hotel in downtown Manhattan after we went down 5th...

Brad,

I would be interested in a set. Also, I have the top piece on my 1919 Roadster pickup. Would you sell the bottom plate separately?

Thanks,
Dom

Josh,

The Tennessee T's website is https://tennesseets.weebly.com/ Then click on the newsletter link. Open the most current newsletter and on page 2 you will find the contact information for the club officers to get you some assistance that is in your local area.

Welcome and best of luck,

Dom

Steve,

Come on in the "Holy Water" is fine.

Dom

Chris,

Thank you for the great job you do to keep all of us connected. BTW do you know why Italians are such good cooks?

We only have to boil water to make a pasta meal.

Have a great day,

Dom

For those who don't know, Tony Cimorelli was the former webmaster for the MTFCI. He spent many months with the support of his lovely wife, Dorothy, to put together this volume of information. He was a retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant who worked as webmaster for a federal agency in DC before retiring ...

First and foremost, I love the display of Old Glory. However even if you might get it moving on one hand, STOPPING it is a whole other issue. Does the word crunch mean anything!!

Hank,

Do you want a backup, buddy? That guy got all the way to a LA County so fast before the sheriff got him.

Dom

While this post is not directly related to the topic, can anyone tell me how you determine the difference between High Volume Intake Manifolds from the standard intake manifolds?

Thanks in advance,
Dom

Another source:

Big Flats Rivet Co.
Jim Dix
PO Box 100
Big Flats, NY 14814
Phone: (607) 562-3501
Email: jdix6@stny.rr.com

Best of luck,
Dom

Here is the information from a recent ebay listing for you to see. Vintage Original Ford Model T Car Tool Wrench T-1349 Item Sold Condition:Used Ended:Dec 08, 2021 , 11:04AM Price:US $27.99 Shipping: $8.97 Standard Shipping Located in:Minnesota City, Minnesota, United States Seller: cozmolio (1029 )...

Tom,

Thanks for sharing these wonderful vintage photos. The State Fair Entrance photo is of the New York State Fair held in Syracuse over Labor Day Weekend.

Have a great day,

Dom

Ron,

The Model T on the right does have a California License plate. I hope that helps and you are doing will at your new place.

Dom

Kathy,

Thank you for all your efforts to facilitate members forming these new chapters.

You rock,

Dom

I was at Lang's just two days ago during the MTFCI Winter Meeting. They hosted our group on Saturday, their day off, for a tour of their facility. I would suggest contacting Don or Steve. They are excellent at taking care of questions even from folks in time zones 8 hours different form theirs. :-) ...

BLESSED is the word that comes to mine. Anyone who crossed paths with RV were blessed by this humble giant who tried to leave the world better than he found it. His wife, Maureen, and daughter, Rachel, were blessed to share a life with him. We in this hobby were blessed because he so willing shared ...

Craig,

I spoke with Hank on the phone just yesterday and while we didn't discuss the elements of the "Southern Passport" appplication process I suspect it should include a test. One question could be, What did Tenna See? Feel free to post your best guess.

Best of luck,

Dom

Don't Try this at Home!!

https://mvotd.com/the-driving-dog-video ... a77c97180b

Who says this hobby isn't going to the dogs.

Happy New Year,

Dom

Question for the Activist:

When they are successful in their effort to create a Carbon Tax where and to whom do we send the bill when a volcano erupts? Also can a sue for damages when I have to clean up the ash

Tongue firmly planted in my cheek.

Happy New Century,

Dom

Donnie,

Thank you for taking all these photos and the time to document your restoration. I understand your liking of Dodge Brothers stamped T parks. If my initials were DB I'd feel the same way too.

Happy New Year,

Dom

John,

Generally there are 3 types of service - Good, Cheap and Fast. You can pick 2. The results are:

Good and Cheap service won't be Fast
Fast and Cheap service won't be Good
Good and Fast service won't be Cheap

Best of luck,

Dom

The 1919 Saskatchewan license plate looks great on this RECYCLECYCLE. A true work of art and creativity.

R. V.,

Your friends will understand you need time to build back up to working again. Those who don't are not worth it. Please be kind to my "FRIEND" R. V. and take the Holidays to enjoy time with your ladies. They need you to be around more than any customer.

Just my 2 cents buddy,

Dom

FRIDGETA & FROSTY DENIO
WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

R.V.,

I hope you are feeling better soon and you and your ladies have a Merry Christmas.

Dom

Bruce,

I would suggest if you decide to drill that you find reverse twist drill bits that come with some easy out sets. This should not only remove material of the broken off shutoff but will loosen not tighten the joint.

Best of luck,

Dom

Bruce, While suggesting you sell the car is easy, that word easy when added to the word out is what I would consider. Locating a reverse thread device like an Easyout, screw extractor, with a breaker bar might be a safe idea. Regardless please be careful. We want to keep all our members getting "smi...

Donnie,

Thanks for collecting, photographing, posting these images and sharing the information. We are all blessed by the generosity of the members on this forum. You have contributed to the quality of life for us.

Thanks and Merry Christmas,

Dom

Dave,

If you can locate a DMV official with a sense of humor, find a photo of a T with roped tires driving in the snow and bring it with some rope to see if they would accept that.

Sorry if this appears to be insensitive - not my intent. Just hoped to share a smile.

Dom

Jack, Great idea. I will have my work cut out for me just with my family (photo attached). None of my 17 siblings have had a lesson but I will start with the 2 of my 4 kids who have yet to have a driving lesson as well as the 9 grandkids as soon as they have their license. All toll there were 163 at...

My nine (9) grandkids are hooked. When seven (7) of them were visiting in June we had to make two (2) trips to the bakery for free cookies in the 1919 touring because we couldn't safely all fit in one trip. :-) My goal is to give each of the nine (9) a running Model T before I leave the planet. They...

The only Model T parts are the 10 smile bolts.

Merry Christmas,

Dom

When blown up to 400% it appears to be a woman who has her hair parted down the middle with a crown of curls around the edges. Her head appears to be tilted foreward almost touching the steering wheel, wearing a white blouse or dress and green eyes. Oh I got carried away!!! :-) Just a guess from an ...

Ron,

Glad to hear you are getting settled in your new digs. Thanks for all your help to me and the members of the hobby. A private email will follow shortly.

Belated Thanksgiving greetings,

Dom

Tim, I agree we are blessed to drive our T's to experience the smell of the orange groves in Florida to the cherry orchards in the state of Washington. However I also agree with your passengers when passing road kill or pig farms. You have to break a few eggs to make an omlette. Enjoy your ride wher...

John,

If that Crow is prepared well, I bet it will taste like Chicken or maybe even Turkey.

Happy Thanksgivings to all,

Dom

The link below is provided for the entertainment of our members. The Model T appears just after 7 1/2 minutes into the video. Enjoy, Dom https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Blacksmith+books&&view=detail&mid=1A89854B95CCD44849331A89854B95CCD4484933&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DBlacksmith...

David, I just did this to a 1919 Roadster. There were 6 bolts into the back of the sheetmetal. I needed a flashlight to see them. After removing some of the seat back cushion, I was able to unscrew them. I purchased black plastic push-in hole plugs I found online to fill them. See the attached photo...

Ron,

Thanks for letting us know. Don & Marge were great Ambassadors for the hobby. I was honored to share the O2O in 2009 with them and we have a great trip. They both will be missed.

God bless their friends and families,
Dom

Matt,

An option to consider would be for you to purchase a roll of shrink wrap and wrap the folded top to protect it while towing the car.

Best of luck,

Dom

Shouldn't OCD really be OCO? It is my belief for most of us Disorder would be more correctly replaced with the term ORDER.

(if only so we can find the parts)

Dom

Jeff, I have made four steel hold downs with 2" wide by 3' long straps that have two 6" side flaps (2" on main strap & 2" bent down at 45 degrees at each side to hold main strap over each tire. The ends are drilled to attach S hooks for the chains and tie downs. My trailer has floor hold down rings ...

Rachel,

Thank you for your service to our members. I will drop a check in the mail Monday.

Dom

Art,

You have done a wonderful service for this bride and the future generations of the family. It would be nice to see some photos of the wedding with the T.

Thank you for sharing,

Dom

Ignacio,

You are blessed with two (2) beauties there!!

Congrats,

Dom

John, The three (3) photos attached are of my 1919 Touring with an engine # 3,612,4XX which according to Bruce McCalley was produced on 12/09/1919. I am the 4th owner of this car and it has always been registered as a 1919. The cover material is stapled to the underside of the wood and screwed on ea...

Micaela, I am preparing and packing to leave for The Fall Tour in Manchester, TN early tomorrow morning so I don't have time to do a search. However I have a suggestion for you. In the "Model T Ford" by Bruce McCalley on page 515 through page 518 are the production figures for Model T's in 1918 list...

Shawn,

Great photos. Thanks for sharing them.

Have a great day,

Dom

you are near a bee hive and look around for a running "T"

Sheri,

Once again my gift to you is that I will NOT be there.

However I'd take you for another ice cream cone WITHOUT Mark if I get to your neighborhood.

Love you Honey,

Dom

Shawn,

To help you a scale or size reference would be necessary. If you could measure the diameter of the left side of the object it would helpful.

Have a great day,

Dom

Wayne,

Don't pass up on a sip from one of the bottles on the shelves in the rear right corner!!

Dom

Ralph,

Thanks for sharing the photos of this unique T. I'm glad it brings joy to you and those who cross your path.

I have a 1919 Roadster pickup that brings smiles to many faces.

Have a great day,

Dom

RAlph,

Thanks for sharing the history of your quest to determine what you have. It is an interesting story. It is said a picture is worth a thousand words. Would you consider sharing a few photos of your vehicle?

Have a great day,

Dom

Steve,

I see many "Usual Suspects". Do we need to alert the Border Patrol you have captured a photo of another "Cartel Caravan" looking to invade our southern border?

Seriously, thanks for sharing and I look forward to see more when posted.

Dom

1918 Spanish Flu with Model T Ford in the background. I am not sure the manufacturer of the Ambulance.

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James,

Thanks for the post. I never would have guessed it when I read it. I look forward to visiting the museum to meet Rachel, Micaela and see what all of our fine volunteers have accomplished at some point down the road.

Have a great evening,

Dom

Micaela,

Welcome to the family of Cranky Old People who are all about Cranky Old Cars.

You have an elephant's worth of knowledge to adsorb so be careful to only take one bite at a time!!

By the way, what does IUPUI stand for.

Have a great day,
Dom

Jim, Great idea to add roof numbers. I have purchased one this morning. Dan, Thanks for the weblink. I will contact them. I received a private email from one our members with this link to another vendor www.gpsandtrack.com . I am sharing this for others who may be looking into this issue. I apprecia...

With the theft of the trailer containing two (2) Model T's recently at the Texas T Party I was thinking it is time to get a GPS Tracker for my trailer. If you have experience with these units I would be interested hearing about your unit, how it works and a source to find one. I am not looking for a...

Brent,

I have tried Mapquest and Google Maps with no luck. Can you tell me where Astray, OH is located. I'd like to visit.

Dom

Dennis, I am not a mechanic just a parts changer. :-) If you are referring to that beautiful Postal Truck you built I think the issue may be a loose nut behind the wheel buddy. Seroiusly, call me, I have a spare rebuilt carb you can borrow to see if yours needs to be rebuilt. May best to Ms. Connie,...

Stanley Tool was based out of New Britian, CT. I'm not sure if this helps but my 2 cents!!!

Nice Issue. WELL worth the wait!!!

Would a boat canvas cover establishment be considered a resource to contact? Just a thought.

I don't see these available from our vendors. Does anyone have specifications for those of us who would like to fabricate one?

Thanks in advance,

Dom

Rachel,

Thank you for all you do for our members. I appreciate you for managing our expectations with this notification. Real life (Covid) has turned this world upside down. You have shown us respect by this effort.

Way to go young lady,

Dom

Eli,

I have this tire bead breaker from Harbor Freight. It works well.

Best of luck,

Dom

https://www.harborfreight.com/bead-brea ... ad+breaker

Dan,

Could the publishing date of Octoer 3 ,1908 be a significant clue?

Dom

For those who may be interested please note the photos appear to show it is equipped with an auxillary transmission, possisbly Warford, a 1914 - 25 non-starter coilbox with keyswitch in the face. Also it is missing a battery box within the rear of the frame if it would fit there. Knowledge is power....

Hank,

Thanks. I'll call you.

John,

Thanks for the reply & info.

Dom

What size zerk fitting is correct for the front drive shaft u joint grease fitting to replace the standard oversized cup? Also is there a commercial source to find it?

Thanks in advance,
Dom

Russ, First of all, I thank God you are OK and the damage was minimal. Could you post a photo showing the inside of the piece of the separated fellow that is on the ground and another of a close up of the dark elongated spot on the bottom of the wood still attached to the rim. I suspect this might b...

Does anyone know of a commerccial source for the purchase of a Voltage Regulator/Dimmer Resistance Inducer that is compatable for a 1915 T?

Frank,

Thanks for posting the photo above. Do you or anyone know if there are alignment pins available for purchase from a commercial source? I'd like to check several axles.

Have a great day,
Dom

Tim, Glad to hear you are safe. I purchased Colorado Mountain Disc Brakes over a decade ago. They are now sold as Sure-Stop brakes. During the 2009 Ocean to Ocean Tour I had an axle break without having the wheel come off. The brake caliper and it's bracket attached to the rear axle held the the dis...

While I have never seen anything exactly like this, it appears to be homemade rather than a production item. It looks similar to the priming cups that appear on vintage spark plugs that also have a shutoff valve/arm.

My hope is that this post will stimulate additional discussion.

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